Do you love or loathe the name Elhan for a boy???

[Claramam]

Hi
Myself and husband are trying to pick a boys name but cannot agree on the name Elhan which I adore and is my only choice.
I'm due in 3 days, Can I have everyones honest opinion do you love it or hate it?
I won't be offended 😜

If you can’t agree find another name - solved! Do you have other choices? Unless there is a cultural or familial link then it sounds preposterous to lumber a child with a name that is going to cause same amount of questions as this post had generated (times rest of their life)

Or people in authority will assume he is called Ethan because you forgot to cross the T.

I agree that he will have a lifetime of correcting people.

I thought typo for Ethan - sorry!

Now I know how it sounds it reminds me of Elon Musk.

Have you made up the spelling?

I like it,sounds good and I like versatility of it as it suits a child/adult at any stage of their life.It's not too infantile or too harsh sounding.
My son's friend is called Ilhan (pron.eelhan,h remains).

Sorry, I also assumed it was a typo for Ethan, and was coming on to say Ethan is a great name.

Eel-Un?
Ell-un?

Elly for short?

Yes it sounds girly to me. What names does DP like? X

It's pronounced elan (the h is silent). Almost the same pronunciation as Elon.

Yes that's right, what's your verdict? 😁

I have had a lifetime of correcting my name. It’s a pain in the arse.

Kids are individuals by having a personality and character. You don’t need to give them a “unique” name that no one can pronounce or spell.

It’d be a bit weird to basically call your son Ellen, yes

Ee sound like Elon? Or e like elephant? I quite like the former. The latter sounds like Alan with an /e/ at the start. Best of luck.

I really like the name Alan.

Too soon?

But it doesn’t matter how much you or a hundred internet randoms like it, if your husband doesn’t — you both need to agree.

I love Allan with two Ls

Ellen. No, sorry.

Terrible. Lifetime of being called Ellen, even by people who aren't taking the kids.

Yes also to misspelled Ethan...

Taking the piss even...

Dreadful.

I love the original Lotus Elan.

Loathe. Most bad names have one redeeming feature -- they sound good but the spelling's crazy, they have one good association but several bad ones. This name has no redeeming features. Please don't do it!

Sorry OP, I don’t like it. He will forever be called Ellen and probably mercilessly teased about it at school.

So it sounds like Ellen. I love the name Ellen for a girl but Elhan (my phone turned this to Elias and Elijah) is not something I think anyone would be pleased to be called.

My iPad predictive text kicked in with Eleanor.